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Tryplasma duncanae
Taxonomy
Tryplasma duncanae was named by Merriam (1973). Its type specimen is USNM 159374 and is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1973 | Tryplasma duncanae Merriam p. 37 figs. Plate 1, figures 26-28 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Tryplasma duncanae Merriam 1973
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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C. W. Merriam 1973 | Small solitary Tryplasma with elongate subcylindrical n1ature corallum having repeated re- juvenescence rims and prominent septal grooves. Calice deep and flat-bottomed with near vertical sides and septa which are vertical rows of short trabecular spines. Lateral attachment processes developed in nepionic and neanic growth stages. |